Winnebago Co., WI Obituary William J. LAEDTKE (1891-1974) *************************************************************************** USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. *************************************************************************** OBITUARY EXTRACTION OF William J. LAEDTKE DATE: 9 March 1974 SOURCE: Oshkosh (Wisconsin) Daily Northwestern TRANSCRIBED BY: Anne Taylor-Czaplewski Email: czaplewska@aol.com NAME OF THE DECEASED: William J. LAEDTKE DATE OF DEATH: March 8, 1974 PLACE OF DEATH: Mercy Medical Center, Oshkosh, Wisconsin DATE OF BIRTH: March 22, 1891 PLACE OF BIRTH: Town of Hartland, Shawano, Wisconsin DAUGHTER or SON OF: Charles and Lena LAEDTKE SPOUSE OF: Alma FAHRBACH MARRIAGE DATE: January 1, 1920 MARRIAGE PLACE: Appleton, Wisconsin RESIDENCE: 1734 Arizona Street, Oshkosh, Wisconsin CAUSE OF DEATH: Extended illness SURVIVED BY: Widow, Mrs. Alma LAEDTKE; 2 daughters, Mrs. Edward (Arline) SITTER of Oshkosh and Mrs. Walter (June) SCHWARTZ of Wauwautosa; 3 sons, Capt. Ralph LAEDTKE, with the Navy, at Great Lakes, IL, Lester LAEDTKE of Larsen, and Glenn LAEDTKE of Rochester, MN; 2 brothers, Walter LAEDTKE of Shiocton, and Carl LAEDTKE of Waupaca; 1 sister, Mrs. Newton (Laura) STONE of Oshkosh; 14 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren DATE OF INTERMENT: March 11, 1974 PLACE OF INTERMENT: Riverside Cemetery, Appleton FUNERAL HOME: Marquardt Funeral Home ANY INTERESTING FACTS: They came to the Oshkosh area in 1922, and Mr. Laedtke had been a silo builder and farmer before retiring in 1959. He was a member of First English Lutheran Church.